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Find the REAL solution to
2x^3-250=0
x=5
100
How many sides does a hexagon have?
Six
100
Kelly drives 184 miles from Oklahoma City to Kansas City, in a straight line without stopping. It takes her four hours to get there. What was her average speed, in miles per hour?
46 mph
100
Put the following wars in chronological order, from earliest to most recent:
World War I, the American Civil War, World War II, the American Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812
American Revolutionary War
War of 1812
American Civil War
World War I
World War II
100
What musical artist performed at the halftime show at Super Bowl LVII?
Rihanna
100
Not counting jokers, how many cards are in a standard deck of cards?
52
200
Name ONE solution to this equation.
3x^3-4x^2+7x=0
0, and there are two other solutions that I don't know
200
Give the next item in the sequence:
5,10,20,40,
80
200
Sara has 5 trading cards. Marie has twice as many trading cards as Sara. Bailey has seven fewer trading cards than Marie. How many trading cards do the three friends have in total?
18 trading cards
200
Big, small, angry, morose, blue, and elite are all examples of what kind of word?
Adjectives
200
Who is the current Vice President of the United States?
Kamala Harris
200
Who is the current mayor of Oklahoma City?
David Holt
300
Find all three (real) solutions.
0=x^3+2x^2-8x
x=-4,0,2
300
What is the length of the hypotenuse?
13 m
300
Two numbers add up to 20. When you take the larger of the two numbers, divide it by 4, and add 5, you get the smaller number. What are those two numbers?
12 and 8
300
Cardiology is the study of what organ in the human body?
The heart
300
What Marvel Comics superhero, whose real name is Scott Lang, is featured in a recently-released movie?
Ant-Man
300
What is the name of this fictional character?
Charlie Brown
400
Name ONE solution to this equation.
2x^3-11x^2+6x-5=0
x=5
400
Solve this system of equations:
2x-3y=-19
-5x+5y=25
(4,9)
400
Several friends share a pizza. Don takes 1/2 of the pizza, Peggy takes 1/6 of the pizza, and Kenny takes 1/12 of the pizza. How much of the pizza, as a fraction, is left?
YOUR ANSWER MUST BE COMPLETELY REDUCED!
1/4 is left
400
What are the first three elements on the periodic table? In order from the first.
Hydrogen, helium, and lithium
400
The final lineup of qualified teams has just been set for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (for soccer). Who are the defending champions of the FIFA Women's World Cup?
USA!!!
400
Name a country that is on an island or multiple islands!
(I.e., is not on the mainland of one of the seven continents.)
Many correct possible responses, including...
The UK (Britain), Japan, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Taiwan, Indonesia, Madagascar...
500
Find all three (real) solutions.
5x^2-10=2x^3-15x^2+26x+38
x=-1,3,8
500
What number is this equal to?
sqrt(144)+5^2-74/2
0
500
Tommy has an average test score of 83 in Mr. Goree's math class. Tommy has taken four tests. His scores on the first three were 80, 72, and 99. What was Tommy's score on the fourth test?
81
500
In what year was the stock market crash that is commonly agreed to have begun the Great Depression?
1929
500
China is currently the most populous country in the world, but that's about to change. What country, according to analysis of population data, is projected to become the world's most populous country this year?
India
500
You must answer BOTH parts correctly!
How often does a leap year occur?
AND
What date is added to the calendar in a leap year?
Once every four years, and February 29